Appeal No. 95-0865 Application 08/08/007,950 The reaction takes place in the presence of "a base such as potassium carbonate [K CO ], sodium hydride [NaH], and the like, 2 3 preferably potassium carbonate" (col. 8, lines 5-7). 12. X of Bisacchi Compound 13 is a "leaving group" (col. 3, line 64) such as trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy (triflyl; CF )SO)O) ) (col. 3, lines 66-67), corresponding to applicants' 3 claimed X which can be, inter alia, a perfluoroalkane sulfonyloxy group. The Bisacchi X can also be methanesulfonyloxy (mesyl; CH )SO)O) ) (col. 3, line 65) or p-nitrobenzenesulfonyloxy (nosyl; 3 O N)C H )SO)O)) (col. 4, lines 30-31). 2 6 4 13. The R of Bisacchi's Compounds 13 and 14 is4 a protecting group such as an acyl group (e.g., acetyl), a benzyl group, t-butyldiphenylsilyl or t-triisopropylsilyl (col. 3, lines 59-63), which corresponds to applicants' "Prot" group when "Prot" is t-butyldiphenylsilyl, t-triisopropylsilyl or an acyl group and applicants' R acetyl, i.e., is alkyl of 1 carbon. 5 - 9 -Page: Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007